I’m on vacation back home eating good food and avoiding work as much as I can. Also, bored. While streaming Netflix on VPN, I was reminded of the Netflix and Chill switch. Quite intrigued by the idea, I wanted to make it. However, the more I read into it, the more it seemed like a Rube Goldberg Switch; there had to be a simpler way of invoking some of the elements that constitute to a Netflix and Chill night.

If I was on a Netflix and Chill date night, there need to be at minimum:

A date (Tinder is no help, it’s an exercise to build your tolerance to rejection.)

Netflix

Food

To control all these, I thought about using IFTTT but their singular triggers are unhelpful to say the least. So while watching Netflix the idea came to mind to use my iPhone. And as a result we now have MyNetflixAndChill.com.

The website is a simple interface that launches 7 services you’d need (you need to have these apps on your phone) and if you have a Chromecast/Apple TV connected to your TV – it gets better. The setup truly shines when you have an Apple Watch or a Microsoft Band allowing you to control your media.

Spotify: select it and it’ll open the Cozy Evening Spotify playlist for you to play

Netflix: select it and it’ll go directly Silver Linings Playbook (I had to do this because there’s no way to directly open a specific genre in Netflix through a link, SLP lets you see more romantic movie options. Also, I just helped pick a movie for you. So you’re welcome.)

Seamless.com: If you’re in NYC, you survive on Seamless. You know what it is

Delivery.com: If you need groceries-ish items

Uber: Be a gentleman, provide a cab pick & drop for the girl. Use Pool if you’re traveling

WeMo: I have one to control the room lights for when you want to call it a night (Not available in the Lite version)